Record damages awarded in china AIDS case
A Chinese court has awarded the family of a woman who died from AIDS a record $1.2 million after she was infected with tainted blood during a transfusion, official news organizatons said.
International Herald Tribune (Bangkok)
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South korea and Singapore ban Japanese beef
South Korea and Singapore announced that they had banned beef imports from Japan after the discovery of a suspected case of mad cow disease in the Chiba area near
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Report by American experts challenges Bush policy on Stem cells
A panel of scientific experts has concluded that new colonies, or lines, of human embryonic stem cells will be necessary if the science is to fulfill its potential, a finding that is likely to
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Ho Chi Minh city approves metro
A project to build Vietnam's first metro in the congested and increasingly polluted commercial capital, the official media said. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai accepted a proposal from municipal
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Typhoon lashes Tokyo area, killing at least 5
The worst storm to hit the capital in 12 years slammed into Tokyo, killing at least five people and causing widespread flooding. The slow-moving storm, with winds of 112kilometers per hour, is the
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China's WTO deal ushers in new era
Negotiators in Geneva gave formal agreement for China's membership in the World Trade Organization.The agreement, which ends 15 years of talks, will change China and the world, the director-general
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A battle against sleeping sickness
Aventis Pharma, the pharmaceutical arm of Aventis, has teamed up with the World Health Organization in an attempt to conquer a disease that is ravaging some of the poorest, remotest populations in
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Smoke risk is seen as slight.
The persistent pall of smoke wafting from the remains of the World Trade Center poses a very small, and steadily diminishing, risk to the public, environmental officials and doctors said. There could
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Japan sets tests for Mad Cow
Japan plans to step up its battle against mad cow disease by adopting strict European Standards and testing roughly 1 million cows, according to Japanese news reports. The countrywide check, to begin
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Blood tainted with HIV destroys Chinese family
As China takes steps to combat its growing AIDS epidemic, the government has made blood safety its first technical priority, earmarking $117 million this year to improve blood banks. Transfusions are